Comments on: What do aquarium plants need to be planted in? http://www.shinerscoop.net/aquarium/what-do-aquarium-plants-need-to-be-planted-in-2 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:22:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Aphotic http://www.shinerscoop.net/aquarium/what-do-aquarium-plants-need-to-be-planted-in-2/comment-page-1#comment-8279 Aphotic Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:15:46 +0000 http://www.shinerscoop.net/aquarium/what-do-aquarium-plants-need-to-be-planted-in-2#comment-8279 Most aquatic plants do not need special dirt, because most of them are capable of taking nutrients directly from the water column. Most low light, easy plants don't even need to be "planted" at all. Java fern and Anubias can simply be tied to rocks or driftwood, and possess a rhizome that should not be buried because it will rot if it is. In heavily planted tanks people sometimes use special substrates that are good at soaking in extra nutrients for the plants to access when needed, but it's not really necessary for a tank with just a few plants. Most aquatic plants do not need special dirt, because most of them are capable of taking nutrients directly from the water column. Most low light, easy plants don’t even need to be "planted" at all. Java fern and Anubias can simply be tied to rocks or driftwood, and possess a rhizome that should not be buried because it will rot if it is.

In heavily planted tanks people sometimes use special substrates that are good at soaking in extra nutrients for the plants to access when needed, but it’s not really necessary for a tank with just a few plants.

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